Balance-controller for aeroplanes.



v. M. KUTSGHA. CDNTROLLER FOR AEROPLANBS.

BALANCE APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 1911.

Patented May 16, 1911.

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UNITED-V STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VALENTINE M.- .KU'rsoHA, or SCOTCH PLAINS, New JERSEY:

BALANCE-CONTROLLER FOR AEROPLANES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, VALENTINE M. KUTSCHA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Scotch Plains, in the county of Unionand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Balance controllers for Aeroplanes, of which the following is a specificat-ion, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to flying machines of the aeroplane type, and they principal object of the same is to provide novel means 'for automaticallyoperating the main plane thereof so that saidiplane will be caused to assume a proper supporting position in the event of the same being deflected by aircurrents or the like.

In carrying out the objects of the invention generally stated above it will be understood, of course,'that the essential features thereof are necessarily susceptible of changes in'deta'ils and structural arrangements, one

'preferred and practical embodiment of which is shown in the lugs, where1n:.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the imaccompanying drawproved flying machine. Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation, the body bein omitted. Fig. 3 is,a top plan view thereof, partly broken away, and shown partly in section. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail view of one .of' the braces for the main plane. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in elevation showing one of the standard braces. Fig. 6 is a transverse.

sectional'view taken on the line 6-6, Fig. 5.

Referring to the accompanying drawings .by-num'erals, it will be seen that the improved air ship comprises a body 6 provided with the wheels 7- for use 'on land; the propeller 8; the rudder 9, and rear plane 10,

all of which may be of the usual or any preferred construction.

Body 6 is provided with forward and rear vertically arranged sets of uprights 11,- each set carrying an elongated and slightly arched supporting bar 12 thatextendstransversely, of and projects well beyond the. longitudinal sides of the said body 1. The 1 outer ends of the bars 12 are bifurcated to provide the pivot ears 13 in which the adjusting arms 14 are pivotally mounted. The lower ends of'said arms 14 project beyond the cars 13 and have cable or other flexible connections 15 with intermediate portions of bars 12 to limit their inward pivotal Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented May 16, 1911.

" Application filed January 9, 1911. .Seria1'No. 601,627.

movements. The upper ends of arms 14 are equipped with rollers 16 and at intermediate. points, .said arms 14' have spring connections 1'7 with thebars 12 to yieldably oppose outward pivotal movements ofsaid arms.

, The bars 12 carry a pair of oppositely disposed centrally located vertical standards 18 which are equipped with alined openings 19 through which a rocker shaft 20extends. The ends of said shaft 20' are journ'aled in bearing openi'ngs'formed through the bars 12. A main plane 22is fast on shaft 20 and its free ends overhang the rollers 16 of arms 14. The upper ends of standards 18 are connected by a guide barf23k1nd tension braces 24 which connect opposite end portions of the upper surface'of plane 22 are siidable transversely across said bar 23. The braces 24 have end springs 25 that are connected to the ends of the plane and intermediate springs 26 which are disposedonopposite sidesof the bar'23 and are primarily intended to prevent ends of said plane sagging.

The enlarged base of the rear standard I 18 is provided with a pairof spaced parallel laterally projecting, outwardly extend,

ing stub shafts 27 upon which the semicireular bases 28 of the oppositely projecting supporting arms 29 are pivotally.mounted;

Said bases 28 are provided with meshing peripheral teeth 30 which cause the arnisj'to move toward each other when rocked in one f;

direction and away from each other when rocked 111 an oppos te direction. The arms 29 are bent in a forward direction so that they project beneath the plane 22 and said arms have spring connections 31 with the base of the rear standard that exerts a lifting tension on the free ends of said arms so that. said free. end will engage the undersurface of the plane 22 at opposite sides of shaft 20 and thereby normally retainthe shaft, means carried by versely arranged sure, one of the the plane 22 is normally supported in a horizontal position by the arms 29.. The plane being pivotally supported by shaft 20, it will be seen that in the event of said plane being rocked by air currents or other presarms 29 will be depressed against the tension of its spring 31 and they plane will be caught by the end rollers of one set of the arms 14. The arms 14 having spring connections with the bars 12, will oppose further movement of the plane and when the rocking pressure is removed from saidplane, the tension of the'springs of arms 14: and arms '29, cause said arms to automatically restore the plane to a supporting position. 4

It is to be understood, of course, that the type of body, propellers, Wheels, rear plane, and rudder are conventional showings and that the same form no part of this invention, the invention primarily residing in the pivotally mounted main plane,- he supporting means and the means for automatically restoring the What I claim as my invention 1s:

1. An aii" ship comprising a body, spaced parallel vertically arranged supports carried thereby, a plane pivotally connected to said supports, transversely arranged bars carried by said supports, means pivotally connected to one of said supports fornormally retaining said plane in a supporting position, and means pivotally connected to said bars for restoring said plane to a supporting position. i

n air ship comprising a body, spaced parallel transversely arranged bars carried thereby,- a main plane, means for pivotally supporting said plane above said bars,"means for normally retaining said plane in a sup porting position, and means carried by the ends of said bars for automatically restoring said plane to a supporting position.

3. An air ship comprising -a body, bars carried thereby, oppositely disposed standards carried by said bars, a rocker shaft carried by 'saidstandards, a plane fast on said one of said standards 7 said plane in a sup and means carried by said for normally retaining porting position,

bars for automatically restoring said plane,

to a-supporting position. 4. An air ship comprising a body, transparallel bars carried thereplane to a supporting position.

. supporting position,

. braces slidable over plane in a supportingby, a plane pivotally supported above said bars, means for normally retaining said plane in a'supporting position, and spring. actuated arms pivotally connected to said bars for restoring said plane to a supporting position. V i

5. An air ship comprising a body, standards" carried thereby, a supporting plane pivotally connected to said standards, oppositely projecting arms for normally retaining said plane in a supporting position, said arms have their bases pivotally connected to one of said standards, said bases having teeth in mesh to cause said arms to move in unison, springs connecting said arms to said standards, and means for automatically restoring said plane to a supporting position.

a 6. An air ship comprising a body, paralleltransversely arranged bars carried thereby,

a supporting plane pivotally supported above said bars, means for normally retaining said plane in a supporting pos1t1on, arms pivotally connected to the ends of sald bars,

rollers carriedthereby for engaging the ends.

of the plane, means for limiting the pivotal movements of said arms in one direction, and springs connecting said arms to said bars for causing said arms to restore'said plane to a supporting position.

7. An air ship comprising a body, standards carried thereby, a plane pivotally connected to said standards, means for normally retaining said. plane in a supporting position, means for restoring said plane to a a guide bar connecting the upper ends of said standards, and tension said guide bar and having end springs connected to the ends of said plane and .intermediate springs disposed on opposite sides of said bar.

8. An automatically acting mechanism for supporting planes of air ships comprising a pivotally mounted plane, a pair of'pivotally mounted arms for normally holding said position, and oppositely disposed sets of arms for engaging the ends of said plane when til-ted to restore the planet'o a supporting position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VALENTINE M. KUTSCHA.

' i lVitnesses:

HENRY SoI-IREINER, JOHN SIIEELENL Gopieoof this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

